Oilfield Torched near Erbil

By John Lee.

Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) militants set fire to an abandoned oil field near Makhmour and Qaraj, east of Erbil, on Wednesday.

Anofficial told BasNews that the oil field is located between Peshmerga and IS militants’ frontlines, about 2 kilometres away from Peshmerga forces.

It is believed that the oil field was set on fire in an attempt to provide smoke cover for the militants.

(Source: BasNews)

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